AP US History in 1 Minute Daily: U.S. Role in World War I Abroad (Day 227/309)

Hey APUSHers, let’s chat about the U.S. Role in World War I Abroad as part of my series- APUSH in 1 Minute Daily!

U.S. Officially at War, Library of Congress

Once the U.S. joined World War I in 1917, they contributed to the Allied victory and helped lead the postwar negotiations. 

The U.S. Army in Britain, Wikimedia Commons

The arrival of American Expeditionary Forces, a formation of the U.S. Armed Forces, bolstered the Allied front, contributing fresh troops and resources which provided a significant morale boost. 

President Wilson and his advisors in Paris, Wikimedia Commons

The U.S. emerged as a diplomatic force during the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, where President Wilson presented the Fourteen Points which outlined principles for postwar negotiations, including a League of Nations aimed at preventing future conflicts.

The Gap in the Bridge, Wikimedia Commons

However, several Allied nations were dissatisfied with the lenient aspects of the plan and adopted the Treaty of Versailles which contained both punishments for Germany and Wilson’s League of Nations.

While the U. S. contributed to both the Allied victory and postwar negotiations, the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles and refused to join the League of Nations marking a distinct return to isolationist foreign policy. 

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